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What to Know Before Taking Your Dog Camping
Camping is a wonderful way to enjoy the great outdoors and spend quality time with friends and family. However, bringing your dog along can require some extra preparation to ensure a safe and enjoyable time for you all. Here’s some tips to help you have the best time: Ask about any rules and regulations Not all campsites are dog friendly, and those that are may have specific rules regarding requirements, designated doggy areas, and waste disposal. So it’s essential to check in advance.Our site requires dogs to be on a lead at all times....
read moreGetting ready for spring
The weather’s been so mild and lovely, so it’s been a delight to finally be able to get outside and plant some bulbs in the old tractor tyres. We now have some daffs, crocus and tulips so let’s hope they will add some cheer to the start of next year.
read moreBeautiful autumn walks….
We are so fortunate to have such lovely walks so close by to the site either along canals, up and down the Stroud Valleys and even along the spectacular Cotswold Way.October can be a stunning month with lovely crisp days so if you are able to have a mini break, do call in nd stay with us!
read moreFreshly picked plums!
The fruit trees are absolutely beautiful this year so we picked some plums and left them with brown paper bags for the campers to help themselves,watch out for pears and apples 🍐🍎🍏
read moreEnjoying the sunshine…
What a fantastic weekend with the weather,Connie loved seeing all the campers and her and her hen friends were busy laying fresh eggs,then there’s Dom who simply liked to welcome everyone on their arrival!
read moreFruit Picking
After a fantastic first weekend of opening the campsite Ruby and myself managed to get off site for an hour and nip to Shurdington to do a bit of PYO strawberries and raspberries! 15 mins away by car from the campsite and the set up is brilliant,you have to at the moment book a free slot online and the slots are released at 5 pm the day before. It’s very well organised for social distancing and there was plenty of fruit for the picking.Had a lovely desert tonight with our fresh pickings and a little cream of course 😂 Primrose...
read more❤️ Scones
Yummy….Made scones today and as you can see had to have a quick bite! I never know which way tastes the best?? Devon or Cornwall🤔 But at Gables Farm it’s the jam first and then cream on top ?..mmmm yummy 😝 Below is the recipe- super quick and very tasty. 3 cups of plain flour 6 teaspoons of baking powder 75g butter 1-1/2 cups of milk & 1/4 teaspoon salt Sift flour,baking powder & salt into a bowl.Cut butter in until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.Add milk & mix quickly with a knife to a soft dough.Knead...
read moreGooseberry ice cream…
What a yummy and super easy thing to make …one of the neighbors in the village told me about this,Lynn and I couldn’t get over how easy it was to make….I Hope you can read the recipe ok and can have a go yourself as it really is lovely! 700g Goosberries,3oz sugar,8 tablespoons of elderflower cordial For the custard…10 fl oz whipping cream & 3 egg yolks,2 oz sugar,1 desert spoon liquid glucose & one Teaspoon cornflour Place cream in a saucepan and bring to just below simmering point. Place the egg yolks 2 oz...
read moreBlown Away!
It’s a windy Sunday here today but it’s been great to get out on a walk to Saul Junction, a walk that you can do from Gables Farm site without having to go anywhere in the car and it’s so pretty, maybe give it a try when you visit?
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